28 Sep
2026
Flexibility and participation: when consumers become part of the system
The power sector is no longer a chain in which a few produce while many simply consume. The challenge is creating rules that turn consumer participation…
Electricity
28 Sep
2026
Digital Regulation and Artificial IntelligenceEssay
The adaptive regulator: institutional capacity in the age of artificial intelligence
Technology changes fast, but the regulatory problem is not simply keeping up with every new development. The challenge is building institutions that can learn, test, correct…
28 Sep
2026
Regulatory independence: when formal autonomy is not enough
A regulator can be independent on paper yet lack the means to decide autonomously. The difference lies in the institutional capacity to carry out, day after…
03 Nov
2024
Regulation in Crisis: How to Make Decisions That Benefit Society
When consumers, companies, and government collide, should the regulator defend only consumers or seek balance? Examples from energy, telecommunications, water and sanitation, and banking make the…
12 Oct
2024
The Cost of Obedience: When Courts Order and Consumers Pay
A court order required ANEEL to approve, on a compressed timetable, the transfer of a troubled Amazon utility. When a regulator cannot assess the impacts, consumers…